A storming show from Masters in Swansea

A thirteen-person team of Mid Sussex Masters Marlins stormed the Great Britain championships at Swansea over the weekend of 14th June.

The top highlight was the 280+ years freestyle relay team of Alison Gwynn, Jennifer Dean, Mary Johnson and Sally Mills, breaking their own British record in the 800m and the 400m freestyle relay, with the latter a WORLD record. This team won gold too in the 200m freestyle and medley relays. Other gold relay winners were Diane Braid, Rose Dudeney, Ann Gale and Jill Rocky in 240+ 200m relay; and the 240+ 400m relay team of Diane Braid, Teresa Stringer, Ann Gale, Jill Rocky. Magic total of medals in relays of 6 golds, with silver and 2 bronzes.

Marlins Masters ladies have strong backstroke talent, pity there are no backstroke relays. In the 100m backstroke, Kathy excelled her time, winning silver in her age group; Ann Gale was a strong 5th, Victoria Davies, 5th, Mary Johnson 2nd. Unstoppable star Alison Gwynn, with records in the relays won 4 individual golds in 50 and 100m f/c and b/c. Record holder Sally Mills, top of her age group still managed to take gold for 100m fly.